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Date: 1897 Type: Homestead Status: Demolished

The caption to the photograph with the croquet lawn in the foreground (above left) reads: "Harbour engineer's residence – 1897 The Harbour Engineer's residence was designed by W. R. Crabtree and built in 1897. It stood on the eastern bank commanding a magnificent view of the river. Originally it was situated in spacious grounds with its own croquet lawn." (Ref: Scanned from the photograph collection of the Buffalo City Municipal Central Reference Library) All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.